Sweet Olenka’s

where do i start. first off, maybe its their delicious ice cream sandwiches that involve NO LINE WAITING WHATSOEVER AND ARE DELICIOUS. or is it there absolutely fantastic handmade or handcrafted or whatever chocolates and mini pastries, that BLOW MY MIND. or how about the whacky and COMPARABLY DELICIOUS ice cream flavors they carry, oh wow hand crafted artisanal YA THE SHIT TASTES MAD GOOD. staff here are also very awesome. A1 LIT AFFFFFF

The icecream was a little melty… but super cool flavours! (birthday cake and white chocolate peppermint yaaasssss)

I just took the first bite out of the Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Brownie before writing about this place. And it tastes somewhat like it’s namesake: a chocolate cake base, topped with what I assume is the cookie dough flavored cream frosting, finished off with two brownie chunks and a hefty drizzle of caramel to compliment the brownies. Ooh! There are even pieces of cookie dough as part of the topping!
Sweet Olenka’s was a convenient yet unexpected discovery while trying to find a choice bakery to satisfy my need for a dessert after leaving Bar Fancy. Our little group were walking maybe just a block east to the nearest street-​car stop when my eyes caught sight of a glassed structure situation around the far end of a parking lot. I just kept looking at it and as we got closer within range, I saw what looked like a cake display in the window and I literally went «land ho!» in my head. My friends didn’t want dessert so I parted ways with them and eagerly lumbered on towards the store. I was so glad I did!
The amount of cakes and confectionery inside are not overwhelming and I was able to look around quickly to check out everything that was in sight. I then got two of their big looking cupcakes which look like parfaits placed on a cupcake and that fulfilled my sweet quest for the evening. The other cupcake that I got was a Blueberry Waffle cupcake which I tried first when I got home. The cake base looks like a Blueberry Muffin but tastes less dense, and the frosting and toppings were also not too sweet. I also say the same for the Salted Caramel cupcake as all the flavors of the entire cake does not over-​power each other and I haven’t been left feeling like I overdosed on sucrose after finishing each cake.
What a treat! I’ll definitely head back there sometime in the future :-)

The quality of Sweet Olenka’s baked goods, ice cream and chocolate is really good. I use to live in the area near the lake shore location, would drop in for a snack on occasion.
While I waiting for a birthday cake to be finished I enjoyed a almond cluster and truffle. The young lady on cash was very charming.
I had a bad experience with ordering the same birthday cake on line, filled out the order in detail requesting 10 inch chocolate birthday cake, cute bears and hearts with pink and white icing listed in the comment section of the order form. When I went to pick up my order the chocolate birthday cake had chocolate icing not pink and white icing. At no point did i receive any email saying stating pink and white icing could not be done. So i got a 10 inch ugly brown birthday cake for my daughters 1^st birthday with the choice of take it or leave from Sweet Olenka’s, a day before my daughters birthday party. I left the cake behind and took the refund. I would not order any special occasion cake’s from sweet Olenka’s, I don’t trust their attention to detail.

Utmost favourite chocolate/​cake store to date. I’ve been going to Olenkas since 2009 when I first moved here and I am ALWAYS impressed with her ridiculous flavour combos, the incredible quality of chocolate, and her dedication to customization and unique creations. THE CAKLETTES ARE A CUDDLE IN YOUR MOUTH. She is the type of baker that will change your mind about flavours you once were not a fan of. I will ALWAYS recommend Olenkas over any other bakery or chocolaterie in Toronto. Burnt Marshmallow truffle, any and all cakelettes, espresso and peppermint ice cream, her traditional chocolate cake are all some of my favs.

This place is a dream come true for every vegan with a sweet tooth! Unbelievably amazing vegan treats

Ice cream on a stick. Ice cream on a stick!
Vegan game on lock.

Popped in last night for the first time. Bought a dozen things to try. Excellent truffles that taste just as they are described — not too sweet, either. AND at the amazing price of only a dollar each. The salted caramel macarons are very, very good — check it out!

Love this little place!
Usually come by for an ice-​cream bar and occasionally one of their chocolates.
The ice cream bars are delish, although moderately pricey ($ 5 a pop)! I love the cookies and cream and the salted caramel.
Feels very cozy on the inside. Has the feels of a mom and pop ice cream store. One of my go to ice cream places that I always recommend to friends.

Their ice cream is absolutely delicious! I love that they have coconut milk ice cream in a handful of flavours.
Also bonus: they are so sweet — they posted on Facebook that if you bring a selfie of you at the voting stations (oct 19 2025) they would give you a free scoop of ice cream.

My sister and brother-​in-​law took me here for a birthday treat. The ‘Blue Velvet’ Blue Jays cupcakes were amazing! Moist and dense cake with a light, rich frosting. It was as close to a perfect cupcake as I’ve ever had. My nieces both had a double scoop and both picked one vegan ice cream and one regular. They looooved it! The nice girls working there even sent out a little treat for my dog while I was waiting out front with him.
Can’t wait to visit TO again so I can go try more of their deliciousness! :)

I had the banana fudge ice cream bar and my son had cookie dough on a cone. When I got to the register I was surprised it came to $ 11+, but I was pleased I didn’t have to line up for an hour.
Really enjoyed the ice cream and they had a good variety other sweets, cakes, chocolate, cookies, cookie ice cream sandwiches, etc.
I’ll definitely go again.

If you’re in the mood for some artisan ice cream or sweets, but the idea of waiting in an hour-​long line gives you the heebies, look no further than Sweet Olenka’s.
We popped in for some ice cream around 10pm on a Saturday, and there was a small line, but nothing like Bang Bang. We were in and out within 10 minutes. I went for the chocolate on one of their waffle cones (heavily cinnamon-​ed) and my buddy went for some fancy spin on butterscotch. We were both happy.
If you’re a vegan or gluten free, this place is like a dream. Equal vegan options to dairy options. Long live coconut milk!

This place is awesome! Had the chocolate salted caramel ice cream sandwich and it was the best ice cream sandwich I’ve ever had… and I’ve been to Bang Bang and Bakerbots.
It’s great there are a lot of vegan choices too. Makes it a place I can go to with my vegan friends where we can both be satisfied!

I stopped for an ice cream at Sweet Olenka’s on my way home this afternoon. I’d stopped in last month for the first time.
They sell ice cream, cakes, cookies, chocolates, etc. (including some vegan) and everything is handcrafted by them.
The flavours are interesting and change often. I got a double scoop of peach and pralines, which was delicious! Yummy!!!

SWEET LAWD.
This review (and probably any future reviews of similar places) is going to be biased because I am an absolute fiend for ice cream sandwiches. There are three options for the sandwiches: red velvet, milk chocolate salted caramel, and dark chocolate salted caramel. I went with the obvious choice of milk chocolate salted caramel and was extremely delighted. The cookie was good and didn’t crumble easily; it also maintained its foundation as I was enjoying the sandwich so no mess and no wasted product.
Asides from that, they have an assortment of sweets and ice cream of course. From the looks on my friends faces, I would like to think they were also extremely satisfied. I’ll be trying the red velvet sandwich, the ice cream, and the Kahlua cake in the future — all in one sitting of course!

I came here once and yes, the gelato is not too bad (I come from gelatoland) and I would give it something like a 3 stars if it wasn’t that today, another bad experience got added to my previous one. But today, my 3^rd time, i couldn’t take it anymore.
Like my previous time, I have been quietly lining up for a good 10 mins. The queue barely moved of an inch and this is because there is (was) only one server that instead of rolling her sleeves up and do her best to get the people moving, was more worried to entertain the customers she was serving.
Two strikes out of 3 is not acceptable: THE ABSOLUTE WORST CUSTOMER CARE ever witness in my entire life. Totally careless.
And since there are other gelato parlours in town, that provide the same quality if not even better, I say $ crew you: you can forget about my money. If I want to watch some acting I go to the theatre or the movies.
Maybe you should consider another career and learn how to handle a client when you are packed.

Came here yesterday after seeing a picture of their display of ice cream bars which looked amazing.
Indeed the ice cream bars looked amazing but none of the flavours yesterday seemed to really appeal to me. However, at the bottom of the display case there are a ton of pre-​made ice cream sandwiches that looked delicious.
I had the salted caramel ice cream sandwich that was dipped in milk chocolate. I had asked the server what kind of cookie it was but she either didn’t hear my question properly or didn’t know because she told me that I had the option of dark or milk chocolate which is what the sandwich was dipped into. I’m still not sure what the flavour of the cookie was after eating it. The cookie was a bit hard, not sure if that’s because it was pre-​made and sitting in the freezer or if the cookie was hard to begin with but it wasn’t bad. The salted caramel ice cream was absolutely delish. I also loved that it was dipped in milk chocolate because everything is better with chocolate.
My husband opted for 2 scoops of ice cream — 1 rum and raisin and also the salted caramel. He liked the salted caramel and he said that the rum taste in the rum and raisin was pretty strong. He said the raisins had been soaked in rum.
We also bought their turtles brownie which was absolutely delicious. It had the perfect amount of chewiness and was mixed with caramel and nuts. Yum!
The line wasn’t too long, definitely no 30 min wait like at bang bang which was just down the street. Was also a better choice for yesterday since it was pouring rain and we were able to wait out the rain because there was a bit of indoor seating at Sweet Olenkas. Will definitely come back and try some other flavours.

Chocolate Truffles — fleur de sel never disappoints
Icecreams are excellent and often unique (2000 leagues under the sea (included ink and Octopus, ice cream was grey)
They now take debit/​credit yay!

Finally, Sweet Olenka’s is within a stones throw of the hipster epicentre. It’s a staple of the west end and it has fantastic ice cream, ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches.
It’s not obvious and you might walk by initially. There’s one bench inside and no other seating. It’s also cash only (for now).
That said, the salted caramel ice cream sandwich is fantastic and huuge. This and the bars are $ 5.65 with tax.